The Contemplative Philosopher: Or, Short Essays on the Various Objects of Nature Throughout the Year; with Poetical Illus., and Moral Reflections on Each Subject, Volume 2Sherwood, Neely & Jones, 1817 |
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... supposed the ants deposited in granaries for winter consumption . But the truth is , ants are almost wholly carnivorous ; they do not feed on corn ; they are total strangers to hoarding , and none of their cells are constructed for that ...
... supposed the ants deposited in granaries for winter consumption . But the truth is , ants are almost wholly carnivorous ; they do not feed on corn ; they are total strangers to hoarding , and none of their cells are constructed for that ...
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... supposed to be converted into faculę , or luminous spots , which appear much brighter than the rest of the sun ' . About the time that the solar spots were first discovered by Galileo , forty or fifty of them might be frequently seen on ...
... supposed to be converted into faculę , or luminous spots , which appear much brighter than the rest of the sun ' . About the time that the solar spots were first discovered by Galileo , forty or fifty of them might be frequently seen on ...
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... supposed them to be occasioned by a number of planets circulating round the sun , at a small distance from his surface . But Dr. Alexander Wilson , by attending particularly to the different phases presented by the umbra , or shady zone ...
... supposed them to be occasioned by a number of planets circulating round the sun , at a small distance from his surface . But Dr. Alexander Wilson , by attending particularly to the different phases presented by the umbra , or shady zone ...
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... supposed existence as we do of theirs ; who may be pursuing scientific knowledge in a way similar to our Newtons , Herschels , and Davys . To take the moon , for instance , and what is applicable to her may , unquestionably , be ...
... supposed existence as we do of theirs ; who may be pursuing scientific knowledge in a way similar to our Newtons , Herschels , and Davys . To take the moon , for instance , and what is applicable to her may , unquestionably , be ...
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... supposed , that from the particles of sulphur , nitre , and other combustible matters , which are exhaled from the earth , and carried into the higher regions of the atmosphere , is formed an in- flammable substance , which , when a ...
... supposed , that from the particles of sulphur , nitre , and other combustible matters , which are exhaled from the earth , and carried into the higher regions of the atmosphere , is formed an in- flammable substance , which , when a ...
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